MINIREVIEWS:

Farid F. Chehab

Minireview: Obesity and LipOdystrophy—Where Do the Circles Intersect?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 925-934, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megan E. Osler and Juleen R. Zierath

Minireview: Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Skeletal Muscle
Endocrinology 2008 149: 935-941, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole A. Ducharme and Perry E. Bickel

Minireview: Lipid Droplets in Lipogenesis and Lipolysis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 942-949, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony E. Civitarese and Eric Ravussin

Minireview: Mitochondrial Energetics and Insulin Resistance
Endocrinology 2008 149: 950-954, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1444 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS AND VIEWS:

Sarah L. Berga

Stress and Reprodution: A Tale of False Dichotomy?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 867-868, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastien G. Bouret

Crossing the Border: Developmental Regulation of Leptin Transport to the Brain
Endocrinology 2008 149: 875-876, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1698 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Komesaroff

Unravelling the Enigma of Dehydroepiandrosterone: Moving Forward Step by Step
Endocrinology 2008 149: 886-888, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1787 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francis J. P. Ebling and Simon M. Luckman

RFAmide-Related Peptide: Another Sexy Peptide?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 899-901, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1765 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena Schmid, Marcello Bertoluci, and Terezila Machado Coimbra

Glucose Transporter 12 and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 Signaling: A New Target for Diabetes-Induced Renal Injury?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 913-916, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1707 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER-ONCOGENES:

Urs D. Lichtenauer, Igor Shapiro, Klaus Geiger, Marcus Quinkler, Martin Fassnacht, Roland Nitschke, Klaus-Dieter Rückauer, and Felix Beuschlein

Side Population Does Not Define Stem Cell-Like Cancer Cells in the Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cell Line NCI h295R
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1314-1322, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhuohua Wang, Raul M. Luque, Rhonda D. Kineman, Vera H. Ray, Konstantin T. Christov, Daniel D. Lantvit, Tomoyuki Shirai, Samad Hedayat, Terry G. Unterman, Maarten C. Bosland, Gail S. Prins, and Steven M. Swanson

Disruption of Growth Hormone Signaling Retards Prostate Carcinogenesis in the Probasin/TAg Rat
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1366-1376, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GLUCOCORTICOIDS-CRH-ACTH-ADRENAL:

Dongmin Liu, Mary Iruthayanathan, Laurie L. Homan, Yiqiang Wang, Lingling Yang, Yao Wang, and Joseph S. Dillon

Dehydroepiandrosterone Stimulates Endothelial Proliferation and Angiogenesis through Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2-Mediated Mechanisms
Endocrinology 2008 149: 889-898, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans G. Richter, Claudia Torres-Farfan, Jocelyn Garcia-Sesnich, Lorena Abarzua-Catalan, Mauricio G. Henriquez, Mauro Alvarez-Felmer, Fernando Gaete, German E. Rehren, and Maria Seron-Ferre

Rhythmic Expression of Functional MT1 Melatonin Receptors in the Rat Adrenal Gland
Endocrinology 2008 149: 995-1003, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. W. H. Rumball, M. H. Oliver, E. B. Thorstensen, A. L. Jaquiery, S. M. Husted, J. E. Harding, and F. H. Bloomfield

Effects of Twinning and Periconceptional Undernutrition on Late-Gestation Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function in Ovine Pregnancy
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1163-1172, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pilar Bayo, Ana Sanchis, Ana Bravo, Jose Luis Cascallana, Katrin Buder, Jan Tuckermann, Günther Schütz, and Paloma Pérez

Glucocorticoid Receptor Is Required for Skin Barrier Competence
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1377-1388, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE-OBESITY:

Weihong Pan, Hung Hsuchou, Hong Tu, and Abba J. Kastin

Developmental Changes of Leptin Receptors in Cerebral Microvessels: Unexpected Relation to Leptin Transport
Endocrinology 2008 149: 877-885, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0893 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen E. Ladenheim, Nahketah L. Hamilton, Robert R. Behles, Sheng Bi, Lori L. Hampton, James F. Battey, and Timothy H. Moran

Factors Contributing to Obesity in Bombesin Receptor Subtype-3-Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 971-978, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1319 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachael A. Augustine and David R. Grattan

Induction of Central Leptin Resistance in Hyperphagic Pseudopregnant Rats by Chronic Prolactin Infusion
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1049-1055, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kai-Dietrich Nüsken, Jörg Dötsch, Manfred Rauh, Wolfgang Rascher, and Holm Schneider

Uteroplacental Insufficiency after Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation in the Rat: Impact on Postnatal Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Evidence for Metabolic Programming of the Offspring by Sham Operation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1056-1063, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0891 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daisuke Kohno, Masanori Nakata, Yuko Maejima, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Udval Sedbazar, Natsu Yoshida, Katsuya Dezaki, Tatsushi Onaka, Masatomo Mori, and Toshihiko Yada

Nesfatin-1 Neurons in Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei of the Rat Hypothalamus Coexpress Oxytocin and Vasopressin and Are Activated by Refeeding
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1295-1301, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel D. Lam, Magdalena J. Przydzial, Simon H. Ridley, Giles S. H. Yeo, Justin J. Rochford, Stephen O’Rahilly, and Lora K. Heisler

Serotonin 5-HT_2C Receptor Agonist Promotes Hypophagia via Downstream Activation of Melanocortin 4 Receptors
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1323-1328, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florian W. Kiefer, Maximilian Zeyda, Jelena Todoric, Joakim Huber, René Geyeregger, Thomas Weichhart, Oskar Aszmann, Bernhard Ludvik, Gerd R. Silberhumer, Gerhard Prager, and Thomas M. Stulnig

Osteopontin Expression in Human and Murine Obesity: Extensive Local Up-Regulation in Adipose Tissue but Minimal Systemic Alterations
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1350-1357, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Mei Hua Hong, Hong Sun, Cheng He Jin, Mark Chapman, Junlian Hu, William Chang, Kelven Burnett, Jon Rosen, Andres Negro-Vilar, and Jeffrey N. Miner

Cell-Specific Activation of the Human Skeletal -Actin by Androgens
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1103-1112, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela Manegold Svendsen, Milka Vrecl, Tina M. Ellis, Anders Heding, Jesper Bøggild Kristensen, John D. Wade, Ross A. D. Bathgate, Pierre De Meyts, and Jane Nøhr

Cooperative Binding of Insulin-Like Peptide 3 to a Dimeric Relaxin Family Peptide Receptor 2
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1113-1120, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0412 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ida Casella, Herbert Lindner, Christoph Zenzmaier, Daniela Riitano, Peter Berger, and Tommaso Costa

Non-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Mediated Transcription and Secretion of Large Human Glycoprotein Hormone -Subunit in Human Embryonic Kidney-293 Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1144-1154, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsung-Ming Lee, Mei-Shu Lin, and Nen-Chung Chang

Physiological Concentration of 17β-Estradiol on Sympathetic Reinnervation in Ovariectomized Infarcted Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1205-1213, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0859 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marianne S. Elston, Anthony J. Gill, John V. Conaglen, Adele Clarkson, Janet M. Shaw, Andrew J. J. Law, Raymond J. Cook, Nicholas S. Little, Roderick J. Clifton-Bligh, Bruce G. Robinson, and Kerrie L. McDonald

Wnt Pathway Inhibitors Are Strongly Down-Regulated in Pituitary Tumors
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1235-1242, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Adam J. Pawson, Elena Faccenda, Stuart Maudsley, Zhi-Liang Lu, Zvi Naor, and Robert P. Millar

Mammalian Type I Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors Undergo Slow, Constitutive, Agonist-Independent Internalization
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1415-1422, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES:

Héloïse P. Gaide Chevronnay, Patricia B. Cornet, Denis Delvaux, Pascale Lemoine, Pierre J. Courtoy, Patrick Henriet, and Etienne Marbaix

Opposite Regulation of Transforming Growth Factors-β2 and -β3 Expression in the Human Endometrium
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1015-1025, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0849 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brett G. Hollier, Jennifer A. Kricker, Derek R. Van Lonkhuyzen, David I. Leavesley, and Zee Upton

Substrate-Bound Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I-IGF Binding Protein-Vitronectin-Stimulated Breast Cell Migration Is Enhanced by Coactivation of the Phosphatidylinositide 3-Kinase/AKT Pathway by v-Integrins and the IGF-I Receptor
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1075-1090, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0740 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Cristiana Iosef, Theofanis Gkourasas, Christina Y. H. Jia, Shawn S.-C. Li, and Victor K. M. Han

A Functional Nuclear Localization Signal in Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-6 Mediates Its Nuclear Import
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1214-1226, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0959 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastio Perrini, Annalisa Natalicchio, Luigi Laviola, Angelo Cignarelli, Mariangela Melchiorre, Francesca De Stefano, Cristina Caccioppoli, Anna Leonardini, Sabina Martemucci, Gaetana Belsanti, Sara Miccoli, Anna Ciampolillo, Ada Corrado, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Riccardo Giorgino, and Francesco Giorgino

Abnormalities of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Signaling and Impaired Cell Proliferation in Osteoblasts from Subjects with Osteoporosis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1302-1313, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1349 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ai-Luen Wu, Jeong-Ho Kim, Chongben Zhang, Terry G. Unterman, and Jie Chen

Forkhead Box Protein O1 Negatively Regulates Skeletal Myocyte Differentiation through Degradation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway Components
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1407-1414, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DIABETES-INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GASTROINTESTINAL:

Amy L. Wilson-O’Brien, Carrie L. DeHaan, and Suzanne Rogers

Mitogen-Stimulated and Rapamycin-Sensitive Glucose Transporter 12 Targeting and Functional Glucose Transport in Renal Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 917-924, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0985 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Jennifer M. Wade, Punita Juneja, Adrienne W. MacKay, James Graham, Peter J. Havel, Laurence H. Tecott, and Evan H. Goulding

Synergistic Impairment of Glucose Homeostasis in ob/ob Mice Lacking Functional Serotonin 2C Receptors
Endocrinology 2008 149: 955-961, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0927 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

David Tsao, Heather Koenig Thomsen, Joyce Chou, Jennifer Stratton, Michael Hagen, Carole Loo, Carlos Garcia, David L. Sloane, Arnon Rosenthal, and John C. Lin

TrkB Agonists Ameliorate Obesity and Associated Metabolic Conditions in Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1038-1048, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1166 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Christophe Montessuit, Irène Papageorgiou, and René Lerch

Nuclear Receptor Agonists Improve Insulin Responsiveness in Cultured Cardiomyocytes through Enhanced Signaling and Preserved Cytoskeletal Architecture
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1064-1074, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0656 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Irene Hadjiyanni, Laurie L. Baggio, Philippe Poussier, and Daniel J. Drucker

Exendin-4 Modulates Diabetes Onset in Nonobese Diabetic Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1338-1349, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Florent G. Revel, Michel Saboureau, Paul Pévet, Valérie Simonneaux, and Jens D. Mikkelsen

RFamide-Related Peptide Gene Is a Melatonin-Driven Photoperiodic Gene
Endocrinology 2008 149: 902-912, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0848 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vishwajit S. Chowdhury, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Izumi Saeki, Itaru Hasunuma, Taichi Shimura, and Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

Melatonin Stimulates the Release of Growth Hormone and Prolactin by a Possible Induction of the Expression of Frog Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide and Its Related Peptide-2 in the Amphibian Hypothalamus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 962-970, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Csaba Leranth, Klara Szigeti-Buck, Neil J. MacLusky, and Tibor Hajszan

Bisphenol A Prevents the Synaptogenic Response to Testosterone in the Brain of Adult Male Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 988-994, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James S. Kinsey-Jones, Xiao Feng Li, Simon M. Luckman, and Kevin T. O’Byrne

Effects of Kisspeptin-10 on the Electrophysiological Manifestation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Generator Activity in the Female Rat
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1004-1008, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsung-Hsuan Lai, Yuan-Feng Lin, Feng-Chang Wu, and Yu-Hui Tsai

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Induced Gh/Phospholipase C-1 Signaling Mediating a Noncapacitative Ca²⁺ Influx through T-Type Ca²⁺ Channels in Rat Sertoli Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1031-1037, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anantha S. Metlakunta, Maitrayee Sahu, and Abhiram Sahu

Hypothalamic Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathway of Leptin Signaling Is Impaired during the Development of Diet-Induced Obesity in FVB/N Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1121-1128, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seong-Kyu Han and Allan E. Herbison

Norepinephrine Suppresses Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Excitability in the Adult Mouse
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1129-1135, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hideki Abe, Kim L. Keen, and Ei Terasawa

Rapid Action of Estrogens on Intracellular Calcium Oscillations in Primate Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone-1 Neurons
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1155-1162, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0942 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hui Sheng, Yanmin Zhang, Jihu Sun, Lu Gao, Bei Ma, Jianqiang Lu, and Xin Ni

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Depresses N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor-Mediated Current in Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons via CRH Receptor Type 1
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1389-1398, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALCIUM REGULATING HORMONES:

J. Peng, M. Bencsik, A. Louie, W. Lu, S. Millard, P. Nguyen, A. Burghardt, S. Majumdar, T. J. Wronski, B. Halloran, B. R. Conklin, and R. A. Nissenson

Conditional Expression of a Gi-Coupled Receptor in Osteoblasts Results in Trabecular Osteopenia
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1329-1337, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-CARDIAC-VASCULAR:

Fumiko Iwashima, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Isao Minami, Maya Sakurada, Yuki Hirono, and Yukio Hirata

Aldosterone Induces Superoxide Generation via Rac1 Activation in Endothelial Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1009-1014, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0864 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Najara O. Belo, M. Ram Sairam, and Adelina M. dos Reis

Impairment of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Follitropin Receptor Knockout Mice and Reversal by Estradiol: Implications for Obesity-Associated Hypertension in Menopause
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1399-1406, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Nicolas R Vulliémoz, Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, Jean Rivier, and Michel Ferin

Astressin B, a Nonselective Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist, Prevents the Inhibitory Effect of Ghrelin on Luteinizing Hormone Pulse Frequency in the Ovariectomized Rhesus Monkey
Endocrinology 2008 149: 869-874, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johanna Prast, Leila Saleh, Heinrich Husslein, Stefan Sonderegger, Hanns Helmer, and Martin Knöfler

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Stimulates Trophoblast Invasion through Extracellularly Regulated Kinase and AKT Signaling
Endocrinology 2008 149: 979-987, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara J. Edwards, Karen L. Reader, Stan Lun, Andrea Western, Steve Lawrence, Kenneth P. McNatty, and Jennifer L. Juengel

The Cooperative Effect of Growth and Differentiation Factor-9 and Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-15 on Granulosa Cell Function Is Modulated Primarily through BMP Receptor II
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1026-1030, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Varykina G. Thackray and Pamela L. Mellon

Synergistic Induction of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β-Subunit Gene Expression by Gonadal Steroid Hormone Receptors and Smad Proteins
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1091-1102, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roxana M. Popovici, Miriam S. Krause, Julia Jauckus, Ariane Germeyer, Ilma S. Brum, Cecilia Garlanda, Thomas Strowitzki, and Michael von Wolff

The Long Pentraxin PTX3 in Human Endometrium: Regulation by Steroids and Trophoblast Products
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1136-1143, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiangang Chen, Ki Chang Ahn, Nancy A. Gee, Mohamed I. Ahmed, Antoni J. Duleba, Ling Zhao, Shirley J. Gee, Bruce D. Hammock, and Bill L. Lasley

Triclocarban Enhances Testosterone Action: A New Type of Endocrine Disruptor?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1173-1179, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. K. Banu, J. Lee, V. O. Speights, Jr., A. Starzinski-Powitz, and J. A. Arosh

Cyclooxygenase-2 Regulates Survival, Migration, and Invasion of Human Endometriotic Cells through Multiple Mechanisms
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1180-1189, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1168 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orhan Bukulmez, Daniel B. Hardy, Bruce R. Carr, R. Ann Word, and Carole R. Mendelson

Inflammatory Status Influences Aromatase and Steroid Receptor Expression in Endometriosis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1190-1204, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0665 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Nagashima, Tetsuo Maruyama, Hiroshi Uchida, Takashi Kajitani, Toru Arase, Masanori Ono, Hideyuki Oda, Maki Kagami, Hirotaka Masuda, Sayaka Nishikawa, Hironori Asada, and Yasunori Yoshimura

Activation of SRC Kinase and Phosphorylation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-5 Are Required for Decidual Transformation of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1227-1234, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catalin Nicola, Andrei Chirpac, Peeyush K. Lala, and Chandan Chakraborty

Roles of Rho Guanosine 5'-Triphosphatase A, Rho Kinases, and Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase (1/2) in Prostaglandin E₂-Mediated Migration of First-Trimester Human Extravillous Trophoblast
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1243-1251, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

João F. Oliveira, Luiz E. Henkes, Ryan L. Ashley, Scott H. Purcell, Natalia P. Smirnova, D. N. Rao Veeramachaneni, Russell V. Anthony, and Thomas R. Hansen

Expression of Interferon (IFN)-Stimulated Genes in Extrauterine Tissues during Early Pregnancy in Sheep Is the Consequence of Endocrine IFN- Release from the Uterine Vein
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1252-1259, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0863 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuya Hirata, Yutaka Osuga, Kahori Hamasaki, Osamu Yoshino, Mika Ito, Akiko Hasegawa, Yuri Takemura, Yasushi Hirota, Emi Nose, Chieko Morimoto, Miyuki Harada, Kaori Koga, Toshiki Tajima, Shigeru Saito, Tetsu Yano, and Yuji Taketani

Interleukin (IL)-17A Stimulates IL-8 Secretion, Cyclooxygensase-2 Expression, and Cell Proliferation of Endometriotic Stromal Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1260-1267, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0749 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pui-Keung Tse, Yin-Lau Lee, Wang-Ngai Chow, John M. C. Luk, Kai-Fai Lee, and William S. B. Yeung

Preimplantation Embryos Cooperate with Oviductal Cells to Produce Embryotrophic Inactivated Complement-3b
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1268-1276, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

András Kern, Daniela Hubbard, Aaron Amano, and Gillian D. Bryant-Greenwood

Cloning, Expression, and Functional Characterization of Relaxin Receptor (Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing G Protein-Coupled Receptor 7) Splice Variants from Human Fetal Membranes
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1277-1294, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Anne-Simone Parent, Grégory Rasier, Valérie Matagne, Alejandro Lomniczi, Marie-Christine Lebrethon, Arlette Gérard, Sergio R. Ojeda, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

Oxytocin Facilitates Female Sexual Maturation through a Glia-to-Neuron Signaling Pathway
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1358-1365, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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RESEARCH RESOURCES:

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